Teach me about STI guns

[RevolverRob]

Yes, your STI has been a very interesting gun to read about, and I appreciate your posts about it.. I was only using 5” steel 1911s for a while, and now that I’ve also gotten into Glocks, I’m curious to see how a plastic-grip, aluminum-frame 2011 compares weight wise to G17s and G19s, or perhaps more equivalently to that Zev OZ-9. I remember a past P-F member who had dotted, threaded barrel Commander 2011, but I seem to recall that it was a steel frame.

This next generation of 2011 magazines without the inserts seem to be a real step forward.

Weight wise - they are a few ounces heavier unloaded at about 30. The DVC Omni with the comp built in is ~33 ounces unloaded.

[ranger]

This thread is killing me. I have wanted a S_I carry gun for years but have been telling myself that my M&Ps are plenty good enough (especially with the M&P 2.0).

[MGW]

The Staccato P seems to be pretty hard to find right now. A local dealer had a couple Staccato C’s several weeks ago. Nice feeling pistol and much smaller than I expected. Uses standard 9mm officer magazines from what I gather.

I’ve been tempted by 2011’s in the past but the cost of two guns, $50 to $75 magazines, holsters etc freaks me out a little bit. Especially when the idea of it maybe running and maybe not running has been an issue in the past.

The new STI’s are certainly tempting though.

[Willard]

Website says C is aluminum frame. Unsure on P...doesn't say. Anyone know?

[CDFIII]

Website says C is aluminum frame. Unsure on P...doesn't say. Anyone know?

All the P's are steel framed guns.

[Willard]

All the P's are steel framed guns.

Thank you. Without going on a tangent are the parts forged or MIM?

[CDFIII]

A bit of both I believe. All the ones I have seen and owned have been superb as far as fit and machining. The one time I needed CS support it was a simple phone call and my part was at my door in 3 days. They even sent me a follow up email just to make sure everything was GTG.

[awp_101]

The STI frame is a two piece affair. The serialized portion of an STI frame is quite small being just framerails and a feed ramp, really. Some are aluminum some steel. I think the current production is aluminum. :https://www.speedshooter.com/product...e-Stack-Frames

Because the frame rail dimensions on an STI are 1911-spec, a good smith can easily fit you any kind of 1911 upper. The gun I was carrying today is an STI double stack lower, with a true Commander-length, bushing equipped, upper on top.

A link and and information that is bound to get me in trouble...

[Artemas2]

Looks like the Staccato P 5 inch is finally starting to come out. Although this one sounds like it was a shipping accident.
Youtube guy says it's "super smooth!"

[Warrior45]

I have been looking at a DVC-P really hard, I just don’t know if it’s worth the $4000 MSRP. Anyone have time with one and what are your thoughts?